| A | B |
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| nonfiction | tells about people, places, things or events that are real |
| realistic fiction | tells about characters and events and people that are like people and events in real life |
| historical fiction | a story that is set in the past and portrays people, places, and events that could happen |
| poetry | an expression of ideas and feelings in words |
| photo essay | presents information through a variety of pictures and realated text |
| autobiograpy | tells a person's story of his or her own |
| biography | the story of a person's life written by another person |
| short story | a fictional narrative that is not part of a novel |
| play | story that is meant to be performed for an audience |
| setting | time and place of a story |
| characters | people or animals in the story |
| plot | sequence of events in a story |
| theme | author's message to the reader |
| conflict | problem or struggle the characters face |
| resolution | outcome of the story |
| dialogue | conversation between characters in piece of writing |
| mood | overall feeling or emotion of the story |
| prefix | added to the beginning of the word to change the meaning |
| suffix | added to the end of the word to change the meaning |
| root | the basic part of the word that gives its' meaning |
| persuade | the purpose is to get the reader to think, feel, or believe the way the author does |
| entertain | the purpose is to give enjoyment to the reader |
| inform | the purpose is to give information |
| figurative language | uses words that mean something other than their literal meaning |
| personification | gives human characteristics to animal, things, or ideas |
| similie | was like or as to - to compare similar things |
| metaphor | compares unlike things without using like or as |
| summarize | tells the most important information |
| foreshadowing | hints or clues about what will happen later in the story |
| paraphrase | you retell it in your own words |
| suspense | authors create this by getting the reader excited about events |
| graphic aid | maps, photos, diagrams, charts, etc. that provide additional information or clarify difficult points |
| main idea | key message tha may be stated directly or not |
| supporting details | these support the main idea and may be facts, reasons, or examples |
| inference | a combination of the readers experience and text info |
| cause and effect | what happens and why- often signified by key words such as so, since, because, therfore, ect. |
| compare and contrast | how two things are different and alike |
| sequence | the order in which things are done |
| prediction | a good guess about what is going to happen next based on the clues in the text |
